Victor Malarek

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Victor Malarek
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Born
Victor Gregory Malarek

(1948-06-26) 26 June 1948 (age 76)
Occupation(s)author, journalist
Television The Fifth Estate
W5
Awards Gemini Award

Victor Gregory Malarek (born 26 June 1948) is a Canadian journalist and author, known for his book Hey, Malarek! and his tenure as one of the hosts of CBC's The Fifth Estate , as well as his depiction in the movie Target Number One (known as Most Wanted in the United States). He retired as senior investigative reporter for CTV's W5 in 2017.

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Biography

Victor Malarek was born on 26 June 1948 in Lachine, Quebec. Malarek attended the High School of Montreal, where he had a hard time. He also experienced the child protection system in his youth. He gives a colourful account of his early days in his book Hey, Malarek! (1984), [1] which was a popular success and was made into a film.

Malarek entered the world of journalism in 1968 as a copy boy for Weekend Magazine, and joined The Montreal Star as a police reporter in 1970. His first major assignment was reporting on the Quebec October Crisis.

Malarek became a writer for The Globe and Mail in 1976. He received three Michener Awards during his 14-year tenure with the Globe.

In 1989, he was portrayed by Elias Koteas in the movie Malarek , based on his first book Hey, Malarek! These works depict the journalist's turbulent youth. The 16-part CBC fictional drama series Urban Angel in the 1991–1992 season was also inspired by Malarek's life.

From 1990 to 2000, Malarek was one of the hosts for CBC's The Fifth Estate . In The Fifth Estate episode "The One That Got Away", Malarek exposed police and prosecutorial misconduct that resulted in Calmar man Jason Dix's wrongful accusation of double murder. After the episode aired, Dix was awarded a judgment of almost $765,000. [2] In 1997, Malarek won a Gemini Award as Canada's top broadcast journalist. He received another Michener Award while at the Fifth Estate.

In 2020, his 1980s investigation of the arrest of Canadian drug addict Alain Olivier in Thailand was dramatized in the film Target Number One (known as Most Wanted in the United States), in which he was portrayed by Josh Hartnett. [3]

From 2000 to his retirement in 2017 Malarek worked as the senior reporter for CTV's investigative program W5 . [4]

Malarek is the author of seven books. His most recent book, Orphanage 41, was released in 2014.

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References

  1. Victor Malarek, Hey, Malarek! (Toronto: Macmillan, 1984) ISBN   0-7715-9795-9
  2. Mahoney, Jill (18 June 2002). "Police, prosecutor 'cloaked in malice'". The Globe and Mail. Retrieved 23 May 2019.
  3. Dino-Ray Ramos, "Saban Films Acquires Crime Thriller ‘Most Wanted’ Starring Josh Hartnett". Deadline Hollywood , 9 April 2020.
  4. "An Evening with Victor Malarek & CTV's Sandie Rinaldo".